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Green PCIe 1x to 16x riser board with 20cm flat ribbon cable

LORDWORLD

LORDWORLD PCI-E 1x to 16x Riser Cable 20cm

SKU CH-WFSB-VQF72

Extends a PCIe x1 slot to accept x4, x8 or x16 cards at x1 speed using a 20 cm flexible FFC cable

  • Fits x1, x4, x8 and x16 cards at x1 speed
  • 20 cm flexible FFC cable routes inside 1U, 2U, 3U chassis
  • Layered PCB design keeps signal paths short
  • Single-slot x1 riser board plugs straight into motherboard
  • Extends any PCIe x1 slot to a full-length x16 connector

PCIe 1x to 16x riser cable

The LORDWORLD adapter converts a single PCIe 1x slot into a physical 16x connector while delivering only 1x electrical bandwidth. A 20 cm high-speed FFC ribbon provides the flexible link between the riser board and the target slot, making it practical for tight 1U, 2U or 3U chassis where a full-length card cannot sit directly on the motherboard.

Suits builders adding low-bandwidth expansion cards

The cable works with any PCIe 1x, 4x, 8x or 16x card that will operate at 1x speed, such as extra USB controllers, audio interfaces or secondary display outputs. It is not for anyone who needs the full electrical throughput of a 4x, 8x or 16x link, because the riser only supplies a single lane.

Single-lane electrical interface

The decisive specification is that the extender provides a 16x physical socket fed by just one PCIe lane, so every installed device runs at 1x speed regardless of its own lane count.

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Price $14.99
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Brand nameLORDWORLD

Questions about this item

Which version of this riser cable should I choose for a PCIe x16 graphics card?

The cable physically accepts x1, x4, x8 and x16 cards but only delivers x1 electrical speed, so select it when you need to extend a card into a 1U, 2U or 3U chassis and can accept the reduced bandwidth.

What does the 1x to 16x label mean once the card is installed in a real machine?

The slot fits a full-length x16 card, yet the link negotiates at x1 speed, so the connected device will operate at one-sixteenth of its maximum theoretical throughput.

What interface standard does this adapter use and what does it cap in practice?

It uses a PCIe x1 edge connector with a 20 cm flexible flat cable, limiting the connection to a single lane regardless of the card's physical width.

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